https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/exclusive/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:56:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/exclusive/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/exclusive-tommy-robinson-flees-to-spains-canary-islands-after-uk-police-launch-investigation-over-alleged-assault/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/exclusive-tommy-robinson-flees-to-spains-canary-islands-after-uk-police-launch-investigation-over-alleged-assault/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:02:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426469 TOMMY Robinson has fled to Spain after the British far-right extremist was filmed near an unconscious man at London’s St Pancras station, the Olive Press can reveal. Robinson, real name]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/exclusive-tommy-robinson-flees-to-spains-canary-islands-after-uk-police-launch-investigation-over-alleged-assault/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-mijas-donkey-taxis-forced-to-work-during-heat-alert-while-operators-ignore-new-welfare-laws/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-mijas-donkey-taxis-forced-to-work-during-heat-alert-while-operators-ignore-new-welfare-laws/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424801 ANOTHER complaint has been filed against Mijas’ controversial donkey taxi operators after they were caught working them during an extreme heat warning. Animal rights group PACMA lodged the complaint with]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/watch-mijas-donkey-taxis-forced-to-work-during-heat-alert-while-operators-ignore-new-welfare-laws/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/an-expats-determination-to-ensure-parents-of-stillborn-babies-get-one-more-cuddle/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/an-expats-determination-to-ensure-parents-of-stillborn-babies-get-one-more-cuddle/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 09:31:11 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=414239 WHEN Hayley Wilkins went into labour in January this year while in Spain, it never crossed her mind that she wouldn’t get to see her newborn baby breathe. Rushed to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/an-expats-determination-to-ensure-parents-of-stillborn-babies-get-one-more-cuddle/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/21/party-like-its-2008-tottenham-vow-to-take-revenge-for-bilbao-in-critical-euro-final-tonight/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/21/party-like-its-2008-tottenham-vow-to-take-revenge-for-bilbao-in-critical-euro-final-tonight/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 09:52:16 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=414213 By Jon Clarke in Bilbao TOTTENHAM fans promised to take revenge for the residents of Bilbao after their native team were knocked out of the Europa League semi-final by Manchester]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/21/party-like-its-2008-tottenham-vow-to-take-revenge-for-bilbao-in-critical-euro-final-tonight/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/20/exclusive-author-of-viral-video-showing-brits-behaving-like-animals-en-route-to-ibiza-recounts-horror-flight/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/20/exclusive-author-of-viral-video-showing-brits-behaving-like-animals-en-route-to-ibiza-recounts-horror-flight/#comments Tue, 20 May 2025 14:59:04 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=414102 A WOMAN who was ‘terrified’ on a flight from London to Ibiza has shared details of her ‘horror flight’ with the Olive Press.  Ibiza local Erika Barrachina, 49, has recalled]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/20/exclusive-author-of-viral-video-showing-brits-behaving-like-animals-en-route-to-ibiza-recounts-horror-flight/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/19/exclusive-i-spent-three-incredible-days-in-bilbao-here-are-my-top-sight-seeing-tips/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/19/exclusive-i-spent-three-incredible-days-in-bilbao-here-are-my-top-sight-seeing-tips/#respond Mon, 19 May 2025 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=365128 BILBAO is the Basque Country’s biggest city and with much to explore, we have prepared a guide for the ultimate visit.  Culture filled cities, stunning coastlines and world-renowned cuisine, the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/19/exclusive-i-spent-three-incredible-days-in-bilbao-here-are-my-top-sight-seeing-tips/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/15/continued-cries-to-end-mijas-donkey-taxis-with-another-protest-on-the-horizon/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/15/continued-cries-to-end-mijas-donkey-taxis-with-another-protest-on-the-horizon/#comments Thu, 15 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=412985 A PROTEST against the use of donkey taxis in Mijas has been organised after outrage over sightings of ‘emaciated and ill’ donkeys, despite steps taken by the Town Hall to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/15/continued-cries-to-end-mijas-donkey-taxis-with-another-protest-on-the-horizon/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/11/exclusive-inside-the-costa-blancas-e35m-cwm-pension-fraud-as-justice-is-finally-served/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/11/exclusive-inside-the-costa-blancas-e35m-cwm-pension-fraud-as-justice-is-finally-served/#respond Sun, 11 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=411899 A recent conviction sending infamous expat Jody Smart to prison casts a glimmer of light at the end of the long dark tunnel in the €35 million Continental Wealth Management]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/11/exclusive-inside-the-costa-blancas-e35m-cwm-pension-fraud-as-justice-is-finally-served/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/09/exclusive-mastermind-of-cwm-pension-scandal-denies-wrongdoing-as-partner-jailed-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/09/exclusive-mastermind-of-cwm-pension-scandal-denies-wrongdoing-as-partner-jailed-in-spain/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 16:55:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=411722 THE alleged mastermind behind one of Spain’s biggest investment frauds has insisted he’s innocent. Darren Kirby, who founded Continental Wealth Management (CWM), told the Olive Press in an exclusive interview]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/09/exclusive-mastermind-of-cwm-pension-scandal-denies-wrongdoing-as-partner-jailed-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/09/exclusive-out-of-control-spanish-tax-office-targets-hundreds-of-expats-in-unfair-audits-as-beckham-law-war-heats-up/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/09/exclusive-out-of-control-spanish-tax-office-targets-hundreds-of-expats-in-unfair-audits-as-beckham-law-war-heats-up/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=411739 THE founding partner of a top international law firm has slammed Spain’s ‘heartless’ tax agency as ‘out of control’ amid allegations that the authority is discriminating against wealthy expats. Robert]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/09/exclusive-out-of-control-spanish-tax-office-targets-hundreds-of-expats-in-unfair-audits-as-beckham-law-war-heats-up/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/granada-locals-take-matters-into-their-own-hands-as-they-protest-dangerous-road-conditions/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/granada-locals-take-matters-into-their-own-hands-as-they-protest-dangerous-road-conditions/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 12:50:14 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=410276 FED-UP residents of the Alpujarras mountains in southern Spain have staged a dramatic roadside protest today over what they describe as years of government inaction on a dangerously neglected road.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/granada-locals-take-matters-into-their-own-hands-as-they-protest-dangerous-road-conditions/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/zero-day-how-an-olive-press-reporter-watched-spains-world-turn-upside-down-on-historic-day/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/zero-day-how-an-olive-press-reporter-watched-spains-world-turn-upside-down-on-historic-day/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:33:41 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409517 EXTRAORDINARY TIMES: How Zero Day unravelled on the Costa del Sol as cash is king and the supermarkets all shut their doors. By Jon Clarke in San Pedro Alcantara It]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/zero-day-how-an-olive-press-reporter-watched-spains-world-turn-upside-down-on-historic-day/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/exclusive-british-fashion-boss-jodie-smart-found-guilty-of-e35m-fraud-after-scamming-thousands-of-expats-out-of-their-retirement-savings-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/exclusive-british-fashion-boss-jodie-smart-found-guilty-of-e35m-fraud-after-scamming-thousands-of-expats-out-of-their-retirement-savings-in-spain/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:57:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405799 By Jon Clarke and Walter Finch SHE was best friends with TV star Denise van Outen and had more shoes than notorious Filipino first lady Imelda Marcos. But the glamorous]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/exclusive-british-fashion-boss-jodie-smart-found-guilty-of-e35m-fraud-after-scamming-thousands-of-expats-out-of-their-retirement-savings-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/exclusive-funeral-plan-boss-died-a-sad-and-lonely-man-and-lived-anything-but-a-luxury-lifestyle/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/exclusive-funeral-plan-boss-died-a-sad-and-lonely-man-and-lived-anything-but-a-luxury-lifestyle/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:07:32 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405200 ‘HE died a sad and lonely man,’ a friend of Stephen Nelson, the founder of defunct company Iberian Funeral Plans, told The Olive Press. The friend, who asked to remain]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/exclusive-funeral-plan-boss-died-a-sad-and-lonely-man-and-lived-anything-but-a-luxury-lifestyle/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/17/hitler-a-swingers-castle-on-the-costa-del-sol-and-wife-swapping-trips-to-germany-inside-the-colourful-world-of-esteponas-mayor/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/17/hitler-a-swingers-castle-on-the-costa-del-sol-and-wife-swapping-trips-to-germany-inside-the-colourful-world-of-esteponas-mayor/#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=374612 FOR decades he’s been the ‘teflon mayor’, for whom tales of dodgy dealings and questionable connections would never stick. But sexual allegations of dirty weekends, suspect ‘work trips’ to Germany]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/17/hitler-a-swingers-castle-on-the-costa-del-sol-and-wife-swapping-trips-to-germany-inside-the-colourful-world-of-esteponas-mayor/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/20/us-expat-creates-innovative-spanish-learning-app-to-compete-with-giants-like-duolingo/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/20/us-expat-creates-innovative-spanish-learning-app-to-compete-with-giants-like-duolingo/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=368771 AN American expat has created an innovative Spanish learning app to compete with the likes of Duolingo and Rosetta Stone.  Tyler Cole, 34, had been trying to learn Spanish for]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/20/us-expat-creates-innovative-spanish-learning-app-to-compete-with-giants-like-duolingo/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/05/one-more-bite-at-the-cherry-the-incredible-tale-of-the-scottish-drug-smuggler-who-found-stardom-in-spain-with-a-prison-band-and-then-lost-it-all/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/05/one-more-bite-at-the-cherry-the-incredible-tale-of-the-scottish-drug-smuggler-who-found-stardom-in-spain-with-a-prison-band-and-then-lost-it-all/#respond Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=365078 THEY say everyone deserves a second chance. And for one former narco-trafficker jailbird turned rocker, it comes 30 years after he nearly hit the big time with a band he]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/05/one-more-bite-at-the-cherry-the-incredible-tale-of-the-scottish-drug-smuggler-who-found-stardom-in-spain-with-a-prison-band-and-then-lost-it-all/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/05/is-there-a-dark-side-to-spains-green-energy-revolution-documentary-aims-to-lift-the-lid-on-the-environmental-and-social-impact-of-renewables-across-the-country/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/05/is-there-a-dark-side-to-spains-green-energy-revolution-documentary-aims-to-lift-the-lid-on-the-environmental-and-social-impact-of-renewables-across-the-country/#respond Sat, 05 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=364899 A NEW documentary film has unveiled the unsettling truth behind Spain’s ‘green energy’ transition.  ‘Vidas Irrenovables’ (Unrenewable Lives) by respected production company Metafora Visual, investigates almost 50 case studies of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/05/is-there-a-dark-side-to-spains-green-energy-revolution-documentary-aims-to-lift-the-lid-on-the-environmental-and-social-impact-of-renewables-across-the-country/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/04/exclusive-its-a-sad-day-for-all-of-us-the-uks-decision-to-relinquish-the-chagos-islands-has-left-gibraltar-and-other-british-overseas-territories-wondering-if-the/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/04/exclusive-its-a-sad-day-for-all-of-us-the-uks-decision-to-relinquish-the-chagos-islands-has-left-gibraltar-and-other-british-overseas-territories-wondering-if-the/#respond Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=365114 THE United Kingdom’s shock decision to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has left many in Gibraltar and beyond wondering exactly what it means for them. As]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/10/04/exclusive-its-a-sad-day-for-all-of-us-the-uks-decision-to-relinquish-the-chagos-islands-has-left-gibraltar-and-other-british-overseas-territories-wondering-if-the/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/09/25/exclusive-leading-american-real-estate-brand-the-agency-launches-first-office-in-spains-barcelona/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/09/25/exclusive-leading-american-real-estate-brand-the-agency-launches-first-office-in-spains-barcelona/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=363006 THE Agency, one of the world’s fastest-growing luxury real estate brands, known for its exposure on Netflix, has announced the opening of a new office in Barcelona today. The new]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/09/25/exclusive-leading-american-real-estate-brand-the-agency-launches-first-office-in-spains-barcelona/feed/ 0